Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education
at Sherwood High School
What is CASE?
CASE is a hands on scientific exploration of agriculture and environmental fundamentals. Through this curricula students pursue a program of study that builds their scientific skills and knowledge, environmental awareness, and leadership development. Read more here.
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Students in the CASE program complete a 4 course pathway in Natural Resources. This could result in earning college credit, and provide opportunities only available in this program. Students who complete this program do not have to earn world language credits. Click here for more information on the pathway at Sherwood High School.
The Facilities
Sherwood's greenhouse is a one of a kind in MCPS. The building has a classroom, head house, and a greenhouse with over 2000 square feet of growing space.
Why Sherwood
Sherwood's famous Rock & Roll revival brings the entirety of the community together to see our amazing students show off their talent.
Further, Sherwood's staff supports a wide variety of clubs including Minority Scholars, and National Honor Society. And let's not forget our championship athletic teams from Baseball and Softball to our Collary Sports teams such as Bocce.
Check out these photos that show students at work, our facilities, and experiences.
Why CASE
Agriculture lends itself to so many career pathways from Animal Science, and Veterinary Medicine to Epidemiology, Environmental Law and Policy. Here is a link to the University of Maryland Agriculture and Natural Resources page with a list of available majors that UMD offers.
What do we do?
Students who participate in CASE have the potential to participate in field trips. The picture above shows a past AFNR class completing a biodiveristy sampling at a creek that feeds into the Chesapeake Bay.
What opportunities are available?
Click here to see what college credits are available to students who complete the 4 year pathway.
Labs Galore
Here is a short video that shows one of the labs students enjoy the most! How much of the solution could your cube hold?
With the best greenhouse in any MCPS facility it would be a shame for students not to fill it up with wonderful plants. Here you see the beautiful holiday poinsettias that the CASE students learn to care for to get them market ready. How many different varieties do you see?